Senior Medical Packaging Development Engineer

PPC Industries; Pleasant Prairie (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PPC Industries in Wisconsin is seeking an experienced packaging engineer to lead development of medical film structures and process technologies from concept through commercialization. You will translate customer needs into reliable, regulatory-compliant packaging solutions and collaborate across teams to drive scale-up and successful launches.

This role requires a 10+ year background in polymer packaging, strong project management, and readiness to travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline with 10+ years of experience.
• Advanced degree with 5+ years of experience is preferred.
• Experience in product development, process development, manufacturing engineering, packaging engineering, R&D, or technical innovation roles.
• Familiarity with regulated packaging and medical device standards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of medical films, packaging structures, and process technologies from concept through commercial launch.
• Translate customer and application requirements into innovative packaging solutions that deliver performance and regulatory compliance.
• Plan and execute laboratory studies, pilot trials, and scale-up activities to support commercialization.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, marketing, and commercial teams to transfer new technologies into production.
• Apply data-driven problem-solving tools and DOE to optimize product and process performance.

Skills

Data-driven problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Minitab

DOE methods

Process optimization

Job description

PPC Industries in Wisconsin is seeking an experienced packaging engineer to lead development of medical film structures and process technologies from concept through commercialization. You will translate customer needs into reliable, regulatory-compliant packaging solutions and collaborate across teams to drive scale-up and successful launches.

This role requires a 10+ year background in polymer packaging, strong project management, and readiness to travel up to 20%.